Sunny And 46º

Reflections On Open Waters

8:10

8:41

It's just after 9:00, and I've been up for an hour, having slept close to nine hours — a record. The lake ice is beginning to break up and move with the wind, and we've even spotted a few ducks flying over the lake, searching for open water.

Open Waters

Sunday was warm, sunny, and perfect for a hike or some yard work. Neither of us enjoys losing an hour to Daylight Saving Time — we wake at our usual time, only to find it's already 8:00. So we leaned into it, treating the day like a lazy Sunday and lingering over coffee for an hour or two. For some reason, I woke with waffles on my mind. While I headed out for our half-hour walk through the woods, Evie put together the batter. It was a lovely walk — I got a few photos of the lake, the open water, and the reflection of the trees that turned out beautifully. Since I'd had breakfast at 9:00, we held off until 12:30 for the waffles. Worth the wait — lots of butter and maple syrup, and I was a happy man.

Where's The Snow?

Path Through The Woods

Blue Skies

5:38

The afternoon drifted by pleasantly. We read, watched TV, and napped, with no pressure around dinner since we were heading out to Pace's Pizza in Jamestown. Around 3:30, tempted by the weather, I decided to tackle some yard work. I cleared a three-foot pile of deadfall I'd been gathering over the past three months and hauled it all up the hill to the woodpile. Then I showered and got ready for pizza.

Pizza Sunday

Ron and Linda picked us up at 5:45, and we drove into Jamestown, where we luckily found a parking spot on 3rd Street right in front of Pace Pizza. We found a table easily and ordered beers — and since we're creatures of habit, we didn't need menus. Evie and I ordered a large pepperoni pizza and two big salads; Ron got pizza, and Linda went with meatballs and a couple of salads. The beers were ice cold, the pizza arrived piping hot, and somehow everything tasted exactly right. On the drive home, we all remarked on how wonderful it was to leave in the light, the northern sky still glowing pink.

Dusk

When we got home,  I settled in to watch the final episode of my series, which ended abruptly, with no resolution and no killer caught. Strange. I then caught some of the Cavs' loss to the Celtics before giving up my search for a new series and calling it a night.

Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump was among the dignitaries who attended the dignified transfer returning the remains of the six U.S. soldiers killed in the military action against Iran to the United States for burial. At the transfer, Trump wore a white USA baseball cap for sale in his campaign store.

Recognizing that Americans would recoil from seeing Trump wear a baseball cap at a dignified transfer, the Fox News Channel declined to show how he had looked yesterday and aired old footage of Trump from his first term without the hat. Caught in their lie, the Fox News Channel admitted they had shown the wrong footage but claimed it was inadvertent. They did not, however, show the real footage from yesterday, showing Trump wearing his merch. HCR